(Lisa Dempster, file photo.) The idea of a permanent link between the island and Labrador remains a priority for the provincial government after decades of pillaging by successive governments. Millions of dollars were spent in the 1970s, with blasting even taking place in the Straits before the project was canceled in 1975. The idea is fraught with financial uncertainty, including the infrastructure needed on the Quebec side of the border and questions about whether the link will be widely used since travelers would have to cross the St. Lawrence and drive up the north coast of Quebec before crossing into Labrador. . Labrador Affairs Minister Lisa Dempster says the idea is something the government is still considering, especially now that the Trans-Labrador Highway is finally complete. He says a preliminary feasibility study provided a number of options presented “that we can move forward with there”. “These things will happen,” says Dempster.
